354 miles via I-86, I-88, US 20, MA 9, MA 116, I-290 and MA 122A with a morning trip breakfast at Bob Evans and a visit to the Corning Glass Museum and a shopping/bio break in Northampton MA. Auto miles: 354. Cumulative route miles: 3209. Cumulative auto miles: 3424.
We decided to start the final day of TN_11 with a real breakfast at Bob Evans, with Marlene paying for it with her casino winnings. On our way there we got some ice for the ice chest and some gasoline for the car. After breakfast we visited the Corning Museum of Glass, which I had visited in 2022 and which I knew Marlene would love. I was right – she loved it all.
We departed the museum before noon, headed to Worcester MA. I intended to take non-toll roads through NY (because the SunPass transponder on Marlene’s car was not one that was recognized in NY) and then take the Massachusetts Turnpike through MA. But we had time and so decided to take non-toll roads the entire way. That probably added an hour to our travel time. But the route was pleasant. The weather was not – cloudy, foggy with occasional drizzle. We stopped in Northampton at the Goodwill to let Marlene shop and both of us to get a bio break. Becky too. Then on to Worcester. We arrived just before 8pm.
Our brief stay in Elmira was at the Relax Inn. This is a bare-bones place, with no pool, no gym, no breakfast and a very small ice machine. It is also not pet-friendly, despite Trivago’s assurance that it was. But the clerk was very accommodating and let us stay.
The TN_11 wrapup will be next.